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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
Today is National Teacher Day. The National Education Association,
only a few months away from becoming the largest union in American history, claims "Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools." Still, in yet another orgy of self-pity, the NEA claims that half of new teachers quit within the 1st 5 years. This is nothing new. The proportion of new teachers who leave the profession has hovered around 50% for decades! To make matters worse for the NEA, not enough people become teachers to suit them. The aging, mostly female, NEA membership means that there will be plenty of job openings for teachers over the next 10 years. Here's a great opportunity to be around lots of children all day long and never spank a single one! Now, here's the question for all of you child-loving parents, who wouldn't spank a child in a million years, how may of you told your children to become schoolteachers? More interestingly, how many of you have ever spent a significant amount of time employed as a schoolteacher? Who tried it and got out? Don't be bashful. Step forward. Lively there. |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
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....no no, this belongs with your maggie hatemail, lil 'o' ... YOU are supposed to be a gentleman. R R R R R Today is National Teacher Day. The National Education Association, only a few months away from becoming the largest union in American history, claims "Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools." Sounds about right to me, and I'm a homeschooling advocate. That doesn't say I do not see the need for the public and other school systems though. Still, in yet another orgy of self-pity, the NEA claims that half of new teachers quit within the 1st 5 years. This is nothing new. The proportion of new teachers who leave the profession has hovered around 50% for decades! Let me see now. Frequent 10 to twelves hour days. Having to shop for and buy supplies out of their own pockets. After school and weekend activities. Modest pay, to say the least. Rooms full of spanked children to try and calm and build trust with. And that wonderful two month vacation every year, that they better be spending in professional development if they ever want to see salary raises. To make matters worse for the NEA, not enough people become teachers to suit them. The aging, mostly female, NEA membership means that there will be plenty of job openings for teachers over the next 10 years. Here's a great opportunity to be around lots of children all day long and never spank a single one! Great recruiting. My society thanks you. Now, here's the question for all of you child-loving parents, who wouldn't spank a child in a million years, how may of you told your children to become schoolteachers? More interestingly, how many of you have ever spent a significant amount of time employed as a schoolteacher? Who tried it and got out? Don't be bashful. Step forward. Lively there. What would your questions be pertinent to? They seem kind of limp and pointless to me. 0:- You ask a lot of personal questions for someone that won't answer any. Notice? I think that says a great deal about your morals. Don't you? I have five school teachers in my extended family. That's were my list comes from above. My wife has three, and a social worker. She works with the elderly and suggests that you probably need a psych eval related to aging issues. 0:- -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
Opinions wrote: Today is National Teacher Day. The National Education Association, only a few months away from becoming the largest union in American history, claims "Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools." Great teachers do make great public schools. No surprise in this statement. Still, in yet another orgy of self-pity, the NEA claims that half of new teachers quit within the 1st 5 years. This is nothing new. The proportion of new teachers who leave the profession has hovered around 50% for decades! I don't know whether the percentage of new teachers leaving the profession has hovered around 50% for decades, and since you have provided no reference, there is no way to know whether or not this is true. However, teaching is difficult. Teaching means continual training to maintain one's license. A salary cap far less than the salary cap for other professions with similar education requirements, yet no requirement for ongoing training. And while other professions earn respect, there is no limit to the amount of scorn certain members of society are ready to heap upon out nation's teachers. Teaching is not for the faint-hearted -- it's for the individuals who love children, who love to teach, and who find the rewards outweigh the problems. To make matters worse for the NEA, not enough people become teachers to suit them. The aging, mostly female, NEA membership means that there will be plenty of job openings for teachers over the next 10 years. In many states, far more people are earning teaching degrees than the market can accommodate. I tell my students to move to find a job if necessary, and wait a few years, for there are teachers who will be retiring. Here's a great opportunity to be around lots of children all day long and never spank a single one! It's a wonderful opportunity for individuals who love children, who love teaching, and who abhor the idea of hitting a child. Of course, those individuals would have to find teaching jobs in non-paddling states. If they find the idea of hitting a child acceptable, there are no shortage of states that still permit the practice in schools. Now, here's the question for all of you child-loving parents, who wouldn't spank a child in a million years, how may of you told your children to become schoolteachers? More interestingly, how many of you have ever spent a significant amount of time employed as a schoolteacher? Who tried it and got out? I have. LaVonne Don't be bashful. Step forward. Lively there. |
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Opinions questions regarding teaching.... was How many no-spankshave pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
Opinions wrote: Now, here's the question for all of you child-loving parents, who wouldn't spank a child in a million years, how may of you told your children to become schoolteachers? I never "told" my children to become anything. I taught them to look at their interests, their strengths, and their weaknesses, and decide what they wanted to do with their future. My youngest child has a degree from Northwestern in radio, tv, and film. She is now working with AmeriCorp, tutoring children in the public school system. She loves this so much that she is looking into the possibility of a teaching license. More interestingly, how many of you have ever spent a significant amount of time employed as a schoolteacher? I spend a significant amount of time as a schoolteacher of children. I then went on to earn my doctorate and train future teachers. Who tried it and got out? I tried it, loved it, and decided there was a need for teachers in higher education who trained and supervised individuals learning to be teachers. By the way, my students are appalled by the number of states that still allow school paddling. Many choose to work only in non-paddling states, and some have chosen other careers because they only had job offers in states that allow and encourage school paddling. Don't be bashful. Step forward. Lively there. Never been bashful and always stepped forward. LaVonne |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
ooooooooooh, my, how could there classrooms be full of spanked children
when spanking was supposed to be on the decline.............the good news is that i believe you've got schoolteachers in the family............. ]:^ runs around her dog lot barking that she's related to schoolteachers........... |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
weeeeeeeeell, that's a couple of goose eggs for replacment, assuming
the youngest has an older..................oh, by the way, i've heard a rumor that teaching in higher education is easier than in the public school classroom..........why is that the promotion in education is always out of the classroom..................wonder what would happen if we put all those teacher of teachers into the classroom............that should really improve the quality if education, shouldn't it..................that assumes they really can teach............. |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
Yes, my dear maggie, there is an older. She has fairly severe learning
disabilities, and college was not an option for her. She has an apartment and a job. In her life, becoming a teacher was not an option. You may have heard that teaching in higher education is easier than in a public school classroom. I can tell you that this is a myth. Besides that, I am still in a public school classroom because I am at a public university. The ultimate in ignorance is your statement that promotion in education is always out of the classroom. Becoming a university instructor and lecturer is not a promotion. It's a different system. It requires additional degrees, and it requires an application process. Public universities and a-21 public school classrooms are two different things. But what about teachers leaving the profession because they cannot hit children? You cut all of my post, and you choose not to address this? LaVonne wrote: weeeeeeeeell, that's a couple of goose eggs for replacment, assuming the youngest has an older..................oh, by the way, i've heard a rumor that teaching in higher education is easier than in the public school classroom..........why is that the promotion in education is always out of the classroom..................wonder what would happen if we put all those teacher of teachers into the classroom............that should really improve the quality if education, shouldn't it..................that assumes they really can teach............. |
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children of "no-spanks" not becoming schoolteachers
weeeeeeell, now, that's still a couple of goose eggs for replacement
isn't it...........nothing's changed there, has it................soooooooooo, who picks the textbooks for the classes you teach..........who determines the content of your lectures...................who makes out the exams you give...............who decides what grades are given to students in your classes...........who has the final say in who moves on and who doesn't................how does the above compare with teaching in today's public school classroom..............which states require teachers to paddle students.............if a teacher can handle classroom discipline and cannot paddle on her own, why should any discipline problem make it to the office................do you only graduate students who agree to never paddle students...........trust me, i don't hang on your every word..........you're ignored usually because you don't seem to have anything important to say............ |
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How many no-spanks have pushed their kids to become schoolteachers?
In Massachusetts, teachers are paid on the same wage scale as the
janitors. This dispite teachers having advanced degrees, have continuing education requirements, and have to work long hours. My wife is a teacher. She teaches students from 8:15 to 3:15 and then grades and prepares from 3:15 to around 11:00, 5 days a week. Weekends, she spends about 8 hours preparing and grading. She also spends several thousand dollars a year on class materials. All this for barely a livable wage which declines every year (as it does not keep up with inflation). I'm not surprised that most teachers leave the industry and move into a field that America values. ------------------------ http://www.cafepress.com/bush_dogger...29?pid=2794571 |
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